Birmingham, Alabama will play host to Sloss Sport, a one-day conference covering the innovative advances in sports and technology. Leading speakers will discuss innovation, creativity and design within the sports industry and will highlight how technology will change the future of sports.
Created by digital marketing agency, Knight Eady, Sloss Sport will take place July 12 at Regions Field, home of the Birmingham Barons.
Meet Sloss Sport’s keynote speaker: ESPN’s Director of Sports Analytics Benjamin Alamar
Benjamin Alamar is the Director of Sports Analytics at ESPN and author of the Sports Analytics: A Guide for Coaches, Managers, and Other Decision Makers. Prior to ESPN, Ben spent seven years in the NBA building the analytics teams for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Additional speakers include representatives from Major League Baseball, college sports teams and more.
Part of the 5th Annual Birmingham Innovation Week
Birmingham Innovation Week, July 9-13, is a celebration of creatives, risk-takers, and innovators. Through a series of collaborative events produced by Birmingham’s public and private institutions, Innovation Week bridges the gap between local entrepreneurs, talent, and capital, culminating in the Southeast’s preeminent technology conferences: Imerge, Sloss Sport, and Sloss Tech.
